Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.user > #245730

Re (2): Archiving on optical media

Show all headers | View raw

From:	"Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>
Date:	Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:55:40 +0100
> Beware of "Combo" drives. Make sure the product description mentions
> _write_ speed for BD-RE and BD-R, not only read speed for BD-ROM.
> ("Combo" drives are usually a bit cheaper than real BD burners.)

Critical point, thanks.

> Buy from a seller who takes defective or wrongly chosen hardware back
> without offering much resistance.

First stop will be PC Galore which mostly sells used equipment.  
They're knowledgeable and honest. If nothing there is suitable will go 
to the big retailers where sales clerks can be unhelpful.

> The quality of new drives varies much more individually than by the
> brand or manufacturer. (Even 80 EUR are not enough to pay for a
> convincing quality management in the factory.)

Your instructions in 2019 were used with a DVD burner at work.
Completely effective.  Thanks.  The current interest is to establish 
backups at home.

Considering the earlier experience and modest quantity of data (< 2 
GB) another DVD drive might be adequate.  Will see what is at PC 
Galore.

Thx,                                     ... P.

-- 
mobile: +1 778 951 5147
  VoIP: +1 604 670 0140
   48.7693 N 123.3053 W

Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R. peter@easthope.ca - 2022-02-26 17:50 +0100
  Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R. "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2022-02-26 18:30 +0100
    Re (2): Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R. peter@easthope.ca - 2022-02-27 02:20 +0100
      Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R. "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2022-02-27 09:20 +0100
        Archiving on optical media; was Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R. peter@easthope.ca - 2022-02-28 07:20 +0100
          Re: Archiving on optical media "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2022-02-28 09:00 +0100
            Re (2): Archiving on optical media peter@easthope.ca - 2022-02-28 18:40 +0100
          Archiving on SD cards (was: Re: Archiving on optical media; was Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R.) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2022-02-28 16:00 +0100
            Re: Archiving on SD cards (was: Re: Archiving on optical media; was Re:    Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R.) Chris Ramsden <chris.ramsden@gmail.com> - 2022-02-28 17:40 +0100
            Re (2): Archiving on optical media peter@easthope.ca - 2022-02-28 19:30 +0100
              Re: Re (2): Archiving on optical media conover@panix.com (John Conover) - 2022-02-28 20:20 +0100

csiph-web